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About SimpliSafe
We're a high-tech home security company that's passionate about protecting the life you've built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we've created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you're building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don't just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here.
We're embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done.
Why are we hiring?
Well, we're growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
The Role
SimpliSafe is looking for a passionate, experienced privacy and information security attorney to lead our global privacy function. This role will serve as a strategic partner to the Information Security, AI Governance, Go-To-Market, Product and Engineering teams. As the company's internal privacy leader, the Head of Privacy will advise cross-functionally on data privacy, data governance, and information security — and help shape the company's future growth. This role also entails an exciting opportunity to support SimpliSafe's investment in AI through internal adoption and implementation of corporate-wide governance.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the company's internal privacy expert, providing strategic and practical counsel to teams across legal, engineering, product, marketing, security, HR, and strategic partnerships.
- Lead and own the company's global data privacy compliance program end-to-end.
- Serve as the company's designated Data Privacy Officer (DPO), acting as the primary point of contact for regulators, supervisory authorities, and data subjects, and advising senior leadership on privacy risk.
- Act as the escalation point for negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts involving personal data — including vendor agreements, DPAs, data transfer agreements, and customer-facing terms.
- Build and maintain privacy policies, data inventories, records of processing activities, and supporting documentation and improve process automation, templates and playbooks.
- Guide the company's response to privacy inquiries and data subject rights requests in a timely and compliant manner.
- Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) and guide the company through information security assessments (PCI / CCPA) to identify and mitigate risks from current and planned data processing activities.
- Support regular audits and monitoring to ensure compliance with applicable privacy requirements globally.
- Develop and deliver privacy training and awareness programs across the organization.
- Maintain deep expertise in relevant global privacy law, including GDPR/UK GDPR, PECR/ePrivacy Directive, CCPA/CPRA and existing and emerging U.S. state laws, BIPA/CUBI, and privacy considerations in AI and IoT.
- Partner with the AI Governance team to assess and mitigate privacy risk in AI-enabled product features and internal AI use cases, including within the Legal team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally on incident response planning and execution and lead the legal analysis of regulatory and individual notification obligations arising from privacy and security incidents.
- Partner with IT to develop and maintain a comprehensive document retention policy.
What You'll Bring
- 7+ years of relevant legal experience, with at least 5 years focused on data privacy and protection; in-house experience strongly preferred.
- Active bar admission (U.S. state) with ability to register as in-house counsel.
- Deep working knowledge of U.S. federal and state privacy and AI laws, GDPR/UK GDPR, and related regulatory frameworks.
- A track record of navigating complex regulatory landscapes, establishing governance frameworks and managing cross functional projects to successful completion.
- A strong business acumen and ability to partner well cross functionally and within the legal team.
- An ability to assess business risk and advise senior leaders in a strategic and business savvy manner is a must.
- Strong contract negotiation skills and experience partnering directly with internal business clients.
- Experience counseling on products and businesses that depend on the collection, storage, and processing of personal data.
- Practical, commercial-minded approach to legal risk — you identify solutions, not only problems.
- CIPP certification(s) preferred.
- Experience with IoT, connected home products, or AI-related privacy matters is a plus.
- Background supporting high-growth technology companies, including those expanding internationally.
About The Legal Team
SimpliSafe's Legal Team serves as a trusted, empowered business partner across all functions - solving complex problems, guiding strategy, and protecting the interests of our company, customers, and employees. We build strong relationships with our business partners, embrace a practical and solutions-oriented approach, and deliver timely, risk-adjusted advice. We support each other's growth and bring a healthy sense of humor to the work.
What Values You'll Share
- Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
- Aim High - Always challenging ourselves and others to raise the bar.
- No Ego - Maintaining a "no job too small" attitude, and an open, inclusive and humble style.
- One Team - Taking a highly collaborative approach to achieving success.
- Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed.
- Lean & Nimble - Working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often ambiguous environment.
What We Offer
- A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here)
- Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change.
The target annual base pay range for this role is $219,000 to $300,000.
This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually. We carefully tailor individual compensation packages, including base pay, taking into consideration employees' job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and other relevant business factors.
Beyond base pay, we offer a Total Rewards package that may include participation in our annual bonus program, equity, and other forms of compensation, in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and lifestyle benefits. More details can be found here.
We're committed to fair and equitable pay practices, as well as pay transparency. We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.
We wholeheartedly embrace and actively seek applications from all individuals, no matter how they identify. We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we believe our work is enriched when we incorporate a multitude of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We want everyone who works here to thrive and contribute to not only our mission of keeping every home secure, but also to making our workplace safe and supportive for others. If a reasonable accommodation may be needed to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of a position, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact careers@simplisafe.com.
About SimpliSafe
We're a high-tech home security company that's passionate about protecting the life you've built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we've created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you're building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don't just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here.
We're embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done.
Why are we hiring?
Well, we're growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
The Role
SimpliSafe is looking for a passionate, experienced privacy and information security attorney to lead our global privacy function. This role will serve as a strategic partner to the Information Security, AI Governance, Go-To-Market, Product and Engineering teams. As the company's internal privacy leader, the Head of Privacy will advise cross-functionally on data privacy, data governance, and information security — and help shape the company's future growth. This role also entails an exciting opportunity to support SimpliSafe's investment in AI through internal adoption and implementation of corporate-wide governance.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the company's internal privacy expert, providing strategic and practical counsel to teams across legal, engineering, product, marketing, security, HR, and strategic partnerships.
- Lead and own the company's global data privacy compliance program end-to-end.
- Serve as the company's designated Data Privacy Officer (DPO), acting as the primary point of contact for regulators, supervisory authorities, and data subjects, and advising senior leadership on privacy risk.
- Act as the escalation point for negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts involving personal data — including vendor agreements, DPAs, data transfer agreements, and customer-facing terms.
- Build and maintain privacy policies, data inventories, records of processing activities, and supporting documentation and improve process automation, templates and playbooks.
- Guide the company's response to privacy inquiries and data subject rights requests in a timely and compliant manner.
- Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) and guide the company through information security assessments (PCI / CCPA) to identify and mitigate risks from current and planned data processing activities.
- Support regular audits and monitoring to ensure compliance with applicable privacy requirements globally.
- Develop and deliver privacy training and awareness programs across the organization.
- Maintain deep expertise in relevant global privacy law, including GDPR/UK GDPR, PECR/ePrivacy Directive, CCPA/CPRA and existing and emerging U.S. state laws, BIPA/CUBI, and privacy considerations in AI and IoT.
- Partner with the AI Governance team to assess and mitigate privacy risk in AI-enabled product features and internal AI use cases, including within the Legal team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally on incident response planning and execution and lead the legal analysis of regulatory and individual notification obligations arising from privacy and security incidents.
- Partner with IT to develop and maintain a comprehensive document retention policy.
What You'll Bring
- 7+ years of relevant legal experience, with at least 5 years focused on data privacy and protection; in-house experience strongly preferred.
- Active bar admission (U.S. state) with ability to register as in-house counsel.
- Deep working knowledge of U.S. federal and state privacy and AI laws, GDPR/UK GDPR, and related regulatory frameworks.
- A track record of navigating complex regulatory landscapes, establishing governance frameworks and managing cross functional projects to successful completion.
- A strong business acumen and ability to partner well cross functionally and within the legal team.
- An ability to assess business risk and advise senior leaders in a strategic and business savvy manner is a must.
- Strong contract negotiation skills and experience partnering directly with internal business clients.
- Experience counseling on products and businesses that depend on the collection, storage, and processing of personal data.
- Practical, commercial-minded approach to legal risk — you identify solutions, not only problems.
- CIPP certification(s) preferred.
- Experience with IoT, connected home products, or AI-related privacy matters is a plus.
- Background supporting high-growth technology companies, including those expanding internationally.
About The Legal Team
SimpliSafe's Legal Team serves as a trusted, empowered business partner across all functions - solving complex problems, guiding strategy, and protecting the interests of our company, customers, and employees. We build strong relationships with our business partners, embrace a practical and solutions-oriented approach, and deliver timely, risk-adjusted advice. We support each other's growth and bring a healthy sense of humor to the work.
What Values You'll Share
- Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
- Aim High - Always challenging ourselves and others to raise the bar.
- No Ego - Maintaining a "no job too small" attitude, and an open, inclusive and humble style.
- One Team - Taking a highly collaborative approach to achieving success.
- Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed.
- Lean & Nimble - Working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often ambiguous environment.
What We Offer
- A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here)
- Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change.
The target annual base pay range for this role is $219,000 to $300,000.
This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually. We carefully tailor individual compensation packages, including base pay, taking into consideration employees' job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and other relevant business factors.
Beyond base pay, we offer a Total Rewards package that may include participation in our annual bonus program, equity, and other forms of compensation, in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and lifestyle benefits. More details can be found here.
We're committed to fair and equitable pay practices, as well as pay transparency. We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.
We wholeheartedly embrace and actively seek applications from all individuals, no matter how they identify. We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we believe our work is enriched when we incorporate a multitude of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We want everyone who works here to thrive and contribute to not only our mission of keeping every home secure, but also to making our workplace safe and supportive for others. If a reasonable accommodation may be needed to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of a position, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact careers@simplisafe.com.
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Who's Hiring
- Intuit13
- Meta3
- GEICO3
- Versant2
- OpenTable2
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Electronics & Hardware
- Marketing & Advertising
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in privacy counsel jobs.
- Juris Doctor degree and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
- Two or more years of experience advising on U.S. and international data privacy laws
- Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other applicable privacy regulations
- IAPP certification such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or CIPM preferred or required
- Experience drafting and negotiating data processing agreements and privacy notices
- Familiarity with privacy program management tools and data mapping processes
Tips for Your Privacy Counsel Job Search
Lead with your bar admission and certifications
Put your state bar admissions and any CIPP or CIPM certifications in the top third of your resume. Hiring managers screen for these before reading your experience, so burying them in a footer costs you interviews.
Tailor your resume to each regulatory regime
A CCPA-heavy role at a California tech company and a HIPAA-focused role at a health system read very differently. Swap in the specific laws, frameworks, and enforcement bodies each employer cares about rather than listing every regulation you've touched.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists privacy counsel openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show cross-functional influence in your writing samples
Many interviews ask you to review a mock data-sharing agreement or draft an internal policy memo. Prepare a clean example that shows you can translate legal obligations into plain-language guidance engineers or product teams will actually follow.
Name the enforcement actions behind your compliance work
Generic phrases like 'advised on data privacy matters' won't stand out. Cite the FTC consent decree, state AG investigation, or specific regulatory audit your work supported. Concrete context signals real-world litigation and enforcement exposure.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Privacy counsel roles vary widely in whether you own policy drafting, vendor contracting, incident response, or all three. Clarify reporting lines and resource access before accepting an offer so you don't inherit a one-person function with enterprise-scale obligations.
Privacy Counsel Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most privacy counsels?
Intuit, Meta, and GEICO are hiring the most privacy counsels right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Technology companies, health systems, and financial institutions consistently post the highest volume of privacy counsel roles.
How many privacy counsel jobs are remote?
About 89% of privacy counsel openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the document-heavy and advisory nature of the role. Positions focused on policy drafting, compliance program management, and regulatory research tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles requiring in-person collaboration with product or engineering teams more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a privacy counsel?
Start by earning a Juris Doctor and passing a state bar exam. Build foundational privacy expertise through law firm data security practice groups, in-house compliance teams, or a government regulatory agency. Pursue IAPP certification, particularly CIPP/US or CIPP/E, to signal specialized knowledge. From there, target in-house roles at companies processing significant volumes of personal data, where your legal and compliance skills translate directly.
Can you get a privacy counsel job with limited experience?
Yes, but you need to close specific gaps before applying. Junior privacy counsel roles at large employers often accept candidates with general corporate or regulatory experience if you can demonstrate privacy-adjacent work, such as drafting vendor contracts, supporting HIPAA audits, or handling data incident triage. Earning a CIPP certification before you apply signals genuine commitment and compensates for shallow direct experience.
What does the privacy counsel interview process look like?
Most employers run three to four rounds. An initial screen with a recruiter or HR contact is followed by a substantive legal interview with the general counsel or chief privacy officer covering regulatory knowledge and past incident response. A practical exercise, such as reviewing a data-sharing agreement or drafting a policy memo, is common at mid-stage. Final rounds typically include cross-functional interviews with product, engineering, or security stakeholders you'd advise day to day.
Where can I find and apply to privacy counsel jobs?
You can find and apply to privacy counsel jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level, regulatory focus, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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